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As it turned out, my brilliant idea for a roadside kiosk by the ferry terminal — Wacky Jack’s Last Chance Masks — wasn’t as lucrative as I hoped.

The Victoria Cool Aid Society is moving its annual in-person fundraiser online, coupled with a livestream guitar concert. The society’s Homecoming Gala, its premier fundraiser, has been cancelled this year due to the pandemic.

A small stream of Alaska-bound American pleasure boats continues to travel along the east coast of Vancouver Island, despite a border closure barring non-essential travel, prompting concerns about boaters bringing COVID-19 to the Island.

The Fairmont Empress Hotel says it will reopen its doors on June 26, ending a three-month closing due to the pandemic.

Barbara Hudlin looked across the empty Jerry Hale Field at National Little League with a degree of sadness because of what has been lost this year.

A table or two might have just opened up in Greater Victoria, now that maximum capacity of restaurants will be based on available space. Provincial health officer Dr.

Clubs and theatres have been shut down, but you can hear performances in parks or on street corners

British Columbia has recorded its highest number of illicit-drug-overdose deaths ever in a single month, reaching the grim milestone in May. The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Coroners Service said 170 people died from illicit-drug overdoses in May, the equivalent of 5.

A helpline has been created to support doctors, nursing practitioners and pharmacists treating patients with opioid-use disorders, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy announced Thursday.

British Columbia has marked six days in a row with no additional deaths due to COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the death toll stood at 167 on Thursday and no new community or health-care outbreaks have been identified.